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UT Austin team devises new strategy for safe, low-cost, all-solid-state rechargeable Na or Li batteries suited for EVs

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Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, including Prof. Murchison and John B Goodenough (2016) “Alternative Strategy for a Safe Rechargeable Battery” Energy Environ. —Braga et al. Maria Helena Braga, Nicholas S. Grundish, Andrew J. doi: 10.1039/C6EE02888H.

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Coal-tar-based pavement sealant a major source of PAH contamination in Milwaukee streams

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Austin Baldwin, lead author of the study. Stormwater runoff, wind and tires can disseminate PAH particles throughout the urban landscape. 2016) “Primary sources and toxicity of PAHs in Milwaukee-area streambed sediment” Environ Toxicol Chem. Baldwin, A. Ingersoll, C. Magruder, C. and Magruder, M. doi: 10.1002/etc.3694.

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Who Really Invented the Rechargeable Lithium-Ion Battery?

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The University of Texas at Austin It was the first of many false starts for the rechargeable lithium battery. No one at Asahi Chemical knew how to build production batteries at commercial scale, nor did the company own the coating or winding equipment needed to manufacture batteries. billion yen, roughly $126 million today).

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EVgo launches grid-tied public fast charging system with second-life batteries

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In addition to reducing curtailment of solar or wind power, a benefit to all grid users, EVgo is also commercially demonstrating the reuse of EV batteries for grid benefit. —Austin Brown, Executive Director of the UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment and the Economy.

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Mattershift scales up CNT membranes; potential for zero-carbon fuels for less than fossil

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Freeman, Professor of Chemical Engineering at UT Austin. An example of a simplified schematic for converting atmospheric carbon dioxide, water, and solar or wind electricity into ethanol, gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. He has won numerous awards, including the PMSE Distinguished Service Award (2016), AIChE Clarence (Larry) G.

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